Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

Chapter 352: Chapter 294: Detecting an Anomaly

You Li appeared to be in an exceptionally good mood today. After a whole night of cultivation, the invisible barrier had loosened a bit further.

Perhaps within two to three months, she might break through to the Realm of Transcendence.

Moreover, her restless Heart Monkey was no longer daring to run wild, giving her an unusual sense of lightness.

Along with it, even her mood improved somewhat.

”Who was that disheveled guy just now?”

As You Li walked inside, gazing at the sky, she had just passed the entrance where the Palace Guard was about to stop her, but she lazily waved a token, which immediately made the Guard retreat with respect.

”It seems the Inspectorate has given Nanli Sword Studio quite a bit of authority!”

Cousin keenly noticed that the token’s design was quite similar to the Vice Tower Master token Han Yu had once let him play with, so he teased Han Yu about it in private.

Cultivators from outside may not understand the deeper meaning behind the change of list location, but the sects within the Nine Sects must know something, and Cousin Mo Xiuwen, as the next heir of the Mo Family, surely knows things others do not.

”Hmm, White Emperor City.”

Han Yu was a bit surprised, but soon understood and discreetly mentioned it.

Cousin was also somewhat surprised, thinking maybe the Inspectorate had revealed it to him, after all, gifting a Vice Tower Master token so casually, even if without authority, but with full sincerity.

”What are you two whispering about?”

The commoner leaned over grinning and inquired curiously.

”It’s not our business, don’t ask.”

Cousin directly pushed his head back and joked with a smile.

Yet, at the end, he specifically reminded Han Yu.

”They might leave out Dragon and Phoenix Palace, that’s their own business, don’t get involved.”

”I understand.”

Upon hearing this, Han Yu nodded.

You Li now approached them, curiously asking the earlier question, ”Who was that person, so fast?”

”A pitiful old acquaintance.”

The commoner replied with a meaningful smile, while the others couldn’t help but laugh.

Luckily, there were three guys present who still had some integrity and didn’t reveal Bai Xiangdong, or it would be difficult for him to enter next time.

As for Yi Xian, he was now silently summarizing his many years of experience.

”Why are you all acting so strangely?”

You Li looked at them puzzled.

”Because they’re all thoroughly bad.”

Only Coconut teased with a flamboyant smile.

God knows how hard she held back just now, the source of Pills was clearly the Pharmacist, and the group went on deceiving and sharing bad luck experiences.

Ah right, there’s also the initiator You Li here, the person was so frightened by her, they’d run off just seeing her shadow.

Tomorrow is the day the list will be released, You Li visited but left after staying less than a half two-hour, after exiting the door she removed her mask, restored her cold demeanor and walked towards the street.

Nanling City seemed even more bustling today, when two teams of Nanli Sword Studio cultivators came across each other, the leaders couldn’t help but exchange greetings.

”These cultivators are so many, I’ve even begun to suspect that the populace of Nanling City is fewer than the cultivators now.”

The cultivator on the left sighed.

The cultivator on the right nodded and chimed in.

”Most of them are here for the excitement, not just cultivators, I just saw a bunch of fishermen entering the city in groups at the gate!”

”Don’t bother with the fishermen, ensure Nanling City stays in order.”

A cold voice interrupted, it was You Li walking over.

Both teams greeted her, You Li walked into the group and instructed, ”In these coming two days, the city will be filled with cultivators from all places, be careful, don’t suffer losses like White Emperor City.”

”Should we handle troublemakers on the spot?”

The lead cultivator on the left asked.

Handling on the spot is probably not feasible, East Sea Realm is not a wealthy place, if Nanling City faces trouble it wouldn’t be as easy to recover as White Emperor City.

So You Li quickly advised.

”If they can be driven away, do so, if overwhelmed don’t fight forcefully, send a signal marking your location, someone will come to handle it.”

Even though Nanli Sword Studio leads this list unveiling effort, casualties should still be avoided.

Cooperation is one thing, but the sect must not suffer greatly, the cultivators entering the Nine Sects are of good quality, given time, they can be the backbone of the new generation, too many losses and no sect can endure that pain.

She brought down a total of three hundred cultivators, it would be best to take them back safe and sound.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t see the plans of the Inspectorate and Guardian Bureau, otherwise, cooperation between both would have been great.

Ultimately, the Fifth Tower still holds back against the Nine Sects, she was sure that many of the cultivators in the city belong to both sides, though how many was unknown.

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Bai Xiangdong, both embarrassed and angry, flew a distance, couldn’t bear it anymore.

The White Crane Spreads Wings posture is as humiliating as it can get.

His already messy hair got more disheveled, fearing being recognized.

Damn, once I reach the skies, I’ll be ”Bai Xiaosheng”, even if my father comes, this is the name I’ll use.

On the ground, I am Bai Xiangdong.

But with this ghostly appearance, how can I participate in the Celestial Pride List unveiling? As a tool person, life in the sect wasn’t smooth, being sent here for the unveiling was just to pacify the Fifth Tower’s discontent.

That’s right, Dragon and Phoenix Palace indeed acts perfunctorily in the cooperation, though the sect never tells me, it’s plain to see.

Back when unveiling the list at White Emperor City, he was all alone, the sect was nearby, yet not a single senior brother followed, that says it all.

And then White Emperor City’s battle, such large movement, saying the sect was unaware would be an absolute bluff.

And more importantly, he dared not say it aloud, on the day he slipped back from the Government Office to Heaven-Asking Tower, a big battle broke out shortly after, he had sent a Communication Bird back to the sect, but received no response.

It means, regarding the White Emperor City incident, Dragon and Phoenix Palace was indeed an onlooker, not knew after the fact.

This too, he could only swallow and keep to himself.

The task of unveiling the list is not entrusted to his own sect, but to Nanli Sword Studio, and he can see the catch.

Probably, his presence here is just to save face for Dragon and Phoenix Palace, as courtesy by the Inspectorate.

He felt his guess was quite accurate, as even from this journey from start to end, no cultivator from the Imperial Court of Nanling City contacted him, that says it all.

As for the list, don’t even mention, this time there’s no procedure, previously it would go through his hands for the unveiling.

He truly didn’t want to be a tool person bearing blame, but for his Hundred Flowers List, he needed the identity of Bai Xiaosheng!

Not just the Hundred Flowers List, he gradually wanted to create a Magical Treasure List, a Cultivation Technique List, even in the dead of night he once had the reckless thought of creating a Transcendence List.

This was inspired by Han Yu, how can a Celestial Pride List alone encompass all the talents of the Cultivator Realm, what if someone like Han Yu, who doesn’t seem human, doesn’t fit into any ranking.

Might as well create a Transcendence List.

But all of these depend on him retaining the identity of a tool person, if the cooperation between the sect and Inspectorate is severed, Bai Xiaosheng can be anyone, not necessarily him.

When he reached the fishing village, intending to search the ruins for clothes, the dead silence immediately alerted him.

This time should be lunchtime, logically every household should be home, yet there was no one in sight.

Skeptical, he flew up into the sky again, quickly circling the fishing village several times.

Not a soul was on the streets, fishing boats gently rocked on the sea with not one launching out.

Frantically he landed and pushed open doors house after house.

In this short time over a hundred villagers disappeared?

This was evidently unusual, even if the fishermen went out, not a single person remaining was highly unlikely, surely someone would stay behind to watch over their homes.

Furthermore, he discovered not a single living creature remained in the fishing village.

At the small market, the fresh fish had each mysteriously shriveled, as if something drained them dry.

Not only that, the chickens and ducks reared in the village were all turned into mummified corpses.

It could be said, the entire village was emptied!